The Drug Enforcement Administration has announced that Saturday's prescription drug take-back day brought in almost 30 tons of unwanted medication from the six New England states. The Preston incinerator destroyed four tons collected from across Connecticut, according to its operator, Covanta.

The DEA through its state and local police partners collected 50 percent more pills at Saturday's event than at the previous one in September, according to a news release.

On April 27, 742,497 pounds (371 tons) of prescription medications were collected from members

of the public at more than 5,829 locations nationwide. When added to the collections from DEA’s previous

five events, more than 2.8 million pounds (1,409 tons) of prescription medications have been removed from circulation.